Jerry Jabber Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 In my opinion, that hit on Edwards was dirty. The defender had his head into Edwards' chin, and continued to drive his helmet into Edwards while they were on the ground. I hope that S.O.B. get fined & suspended.
PromoTheRobot Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 No more dirty than the Mitchell hit on Warner. Mitchell should have hit him harder. PTR
John Adams Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 In my opinion, that hit on Edwards was dirty. The defender had his head into Edwards' chin, and continued to drive his helmet into Edwards while they were on the ground. I hope that S.O.B. get fined & suspended. The only reason his head was under Edwards chin was because Edwards is tall. I didn't think it was dirty. Just hard.
zow2 Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 I thought it was dirty. The guy could have had his head up but he chose to drive into Edwards' facemask and chin. I think he will be fined because of the severity of the outcome.
Dan Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 I wondered that as well at the time. Seems like last week a much lighter hit on a QB was flagged. I think they called it "driving him into the ground". Certainly, at least, Trent was driven into the ground. It will be interesting to see if a fine results from it. Not sure it would have mattered at all in the grand scheme of things. But, still...
SwampD Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Helmet to helmet, then drove him into the ground with intent to injure. Should be fined.
ACor58 Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Why don't more players wear the Riddell Revolution, or any of the other helmets designed to prevent concussions. If Edwards was wearing a Revoltion (Like the helmet that Manning wears) there is no way that it almost comes off (exposing his chin) and I bet he stays in the game. http://www.riddell1.com/newsite/product_in...products_id=368
Schobel94 Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 what pissed me off the most was that he continued to drive his entire body weight down on edwards when the pass had already been thrown. that wasn't necessary, he could have held up. I didn't mind the hit, but intentionally driving your body weight on top of him was the dirty part.
lets_go_bills Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 I've only seen the hit twice, but as much as I want to say it was dirty (and believe me I do), I think it was clean. It was just a monstrous hit from a big time player who stands 6'3" 230lbs. Wilson is a big, hard hitting dude. But I'm also of the mind that protecting the QB is a priority and the play should, and probably will, be reviewed to ensure it was clean.
BLZFAN4LIFE Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 I thought that both parts of the hit were dirty. First it was the top of his helmet that hit Edwards' helmet (they tell players to see what they hit, this guy had his head down) then coming down on Edwards with all of his weight. That should have been a 15 yard penalty and I expect to see a fine announced later this week.
billnutinphoenix Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 What ticked me off the most was being at the stadium and they didn't show replay until 2 plays later...
Wilson from Gamehendge Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 it was not a dirty hit, it was a good/clean form tackle. Jerry...just out of curiousity, who is that chick with the stallion @$$ in your picture? WOW!
Golden Wheels Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 This is tackle football, not the ballet. Wilson did his job.
BEAST MODE BABY! Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Why don't more players wear the Riddell Revolution, or any of the other helmets designed to prevent concussions. If Edwards was wearing a Revoltion (Like the helmet that Manning wears) there is no way that it almost comes off (exposing his chin) and I bet he stays in the game. http://www.riddell1.com/newsite/product_in...products_id=368 Why don't more people wear those Kelso helmets with the extra padding on the outside? Or was that Tasker? One of those guys used to wear them...
robkmil Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 This is tackle football, not the ballet. Wilson did his job. its ballet when the concern is hitting a prone quarterback-or thats how the NFL sees it. He drove his helmet to the chin. then drove the QB to the ground after the release, which is illegal. he continued driving his helmet while trent was down. $$$$$--he'll be paying for it.
BEAST MODE BABY! Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 what pissed me off the most was that he continued to drive his entire body weight down on edwards when the pass had already been thrown. I really think it was momentum that carried his helmet into Edwards when they hit the ground, not something malicious.
The Dean Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 I really think it was momentum that carried his helmet into Edwards when they hit the ground, not something malicious. Ditto. He did not lead with his helmet, from what I saw. Like I said, the hit was vicious, but clean.
Bleed Bills Blue Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Yeah, much as it pains me to say it, I thought it was a clean hit as well. Looked clear to me that the concussion was caused by his head hitting the turf and not from helmet to helmet contact. Also looked to me like the tackler had his head up and was not spearing/leading with his helmet. I think because Trent was hit high, he was knocked backwards off his feet and therefore hit mostly head first on the turf at great speed.
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